Items specifically related to Exchange 2010
After publishing some recent articles on RBAC, there was some feedback that a primer on RBAC would also be welcomed. So here it is!
It is not Really Boring Access Control.
RBAC = Role Based Access Control. As a concept it is not new, however Exchange 2010 was the first time that it has been natively supported in Exchange. That being said, we still had the concept of roles in Exchange … Read the rest “Exchange RBAC Primer”
When designing an upgrade strategy from an older version of Exchange to a newer one, a question that needs to be addressed is do we need to introduce a version of Exchange that may not currently be present? This may be when upgrading from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2010. If that organisation does not have any Exchange 2007 servers, you need to evaluate if there may be a future requireme… Read the rest “Exchange Upgrades–The Point Of No Return”
Scanning Exchange databases with file system antivirus is a recipe for disaster. This really should not come as a surprise for admins running Exchange services within the enterprise, since this has been the field requirement for a long time. The documentation provided by Microsoft is very clear in what exclusions are required for file system antivirus and Exchange to coexist. For reference the … Read the rest “Exchange and AntiVirus Exclusions – A Critical Conversation”
Some folks in the field may have seen this before, but it’s worth bubbling up to make sure everyone is aware of it!
I was sitting with one of my esteemed consulting colleagues today and he remarked that it was talking a long time to run one of his Exchange PowerShell scripts. The customer in question is a global organisation with hundreds of Exchange servers in all corners of the globe. My collea… Read the rest “Slow Response To Exchange Virtual Directory Cmdlets”
Exchange 2010 added multiple features to improve the resiliency of messaging services. Notable additions included client throttling to ensure that a single mailbox would not consume excessive resources and mailbox quarantine.
Mailbox quarantine is enabled by default, and the first time a lot of admins discover the feature is when a mailbox gets quarantined and the user loses access to their mailbo… Read the rest “How To Set Mailbox Quarantine In Exchange”
In the previous posts on RBAC we have looked at customising various roles to ensure that the role contained the minimum amount of cmdlets. RBAC provides even more granularity, and we can add or remove specific parameters from a cmdlet. Since some folks asked for examples on this topic here are a couple of quick examples and some considerations….
If you want to use ECP, please read all the way down… Read the rest “How To Add Or Remove Cmdlet Parameter From RBAC Management Role”
To address the security issues present in bulletin MS13-105 all supported versions of Exchange 2007, 2010 and 2013 are receiving updates to allow customers to address the security vulnerabilities. Depending upon the version of Exchange the delivery method will vary. Exchange 2007 and 2010 provides updates and security fixes via Rollup Updates (RUs). Exchange 2013 has a different servicing strat… Read the rest “Exchange Security Update Available For MS13-105”
Exchange 2010 introduced the concept of Datacentre Activation Coordination (DAC). DAC is a property found on a Database Availability Group (DAG). It still remains slightly mysterious to some folks out in the field, so its certainly worth bringing it back up for discussion.
Tim McMichael’s famous paper plate demo with lots of willing participants was one of my MCM 2010 highlights!
Typically we see t… Read the rest “DAC And Should I Enable DAC For DAG In A Single AD Site”
The Exchange team today announced the availability of Update Rollup 3 for Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 3. RU3 is the latest rollup of customer fixes available for Exchange Server 2010. The release contains fixes for customer reported issues and previously released security bulletins.
Update: 6-2-2014 Folder views are not updated when you arrange by categories in Outlook after you apply Exchange… Read the rest “Exchange 2010 SP3 RU3 Released”
Previously we discussed how to customise Exchange 2010 RBAC to delegate creating mail enabled contacts. The intent of that original post was to allow for the for creation of simple mail enabled contacts that would facilitate sharing the SMTP address of a person outside the Exchange organisation.
Marc commented on that post as the provided solution did not fit his requirements which were different.… Read the rest “Creating RBAC Role To Delegate Editing Contacts”